Zanni, Commedia Character
This 14th century immigrant shares his name with the origins of the word Zany. There’s plenty of information out there about Zanni, one of Commedia’s stock characters, but just take […]
The Silent Scream
I am currently sitting in a state of arse numbed shock as I write the last blog for this week. I googled The Silent Scream to find photos of a […]
Commedia Dell’arte Characters
Commedia dell’arte has three main stock roles: servant, master, and innamorati. The players/actors would then take to the streets, and play their characters to a scenario, in a play of improvisation. […]
Don’t Sell Your Pain, Sell Your Pleasure
Phillipe Gualier Having done a post on Sacha Baron Cohen, possibly the best clown on our big screens today, of course I could not let another day pass without presenting […]
Jabberwocky, A Stop Motion Film by Jan Svankmajer
This stop motion version of the Carroll’s Jabberwocky by Czechoslovakian film-maker, Jan Svankmajer, (1971) is probably scarier than the Exorcist, (film, 1973). Precisely why is it scarier? Well, whilst in […]
The Clown, Sacha Baron Cohen
Hugo, a Scorsese film that came out in early 2012 features one of the best homages to the on screen clowns of silent era comedy and beyond. Sacha Baron Cohen […]
André y Dorine, Kulunka Teatro
A fantastic full mask mime play that I saw at London International Festival of Mime in 2012 -which by the way is still on this year until the 27th Jan. […]
Traditional Korean Masks, A Documentary
My first post is dedicated to my old friend who lives in South Korea. A fantastic documentary exploring traditional mask dances in Korea. Particularly interesting at 09.40 mins where the […]
Masks, Mime, Puppets and Physical Theatre 